New Delhi: K K Venugopal, senior advocate and constitutional expert, is likely to replace Mukul Rohatgi as the next Attorney General of India (AGI).
According to a Times of India report, the 86-year-old Keralite has emerged as the front-runner for the AG's office and his name is likely to be announced after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's return from his foreign visit.
Mukul Rohatgi in May told the government that he is not interested in seeking an extension of his tenure, as he wanted to get back to private practice. The Appointments Committee had earlier extended his term of service until further notice.
Though a Malayali by origin, Venugopal spent his young age in Mangaluru. He started appearing in the SC in the early 1960s while based in erstwhile Madras. He was designated as a senior advocate by the SC in 1972.
He was invited by the Janata Party government led by Morarji Desai to become an additional solicitor general after the end of Emergency.
Venugopal, apart from being involved in many important cases before constitutional benches of the SC, had served as amicus curiae in the infamous 2G spectrum scam case.
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